A LIGHTING DESIGNER Video • https://www.youtube.com/ watch? v=E3K8UXfvrgg&list=PL9Z70nD z1521Oo3YCKK085sraCIiaBLQF &index=2 Lighting Designer • Duh? A Lighting Designer designs the lights for a show. • Responsible for making sure you can see the actors. • Helps set the MOOD and TONE for a scene. Tools • Script • Instruments • Gels and Gobos • Lighting Plot • Cues • Cue sheet • Instruments Schedule Script • Where you get your information about your design. • The design needs to fit what is going on in the script (and the director’s vision) • You wouldn’t put dim, blue lights in a scene during a sunny day. Instruments • ERS, Fresnel, Scoop, Strip lighting, Spot Lights, Strobe • You must make due with what you have • Only use what you need • Be creative • Use colors and patterns (gels and gobos • Fresnel Spotlight – a short, fat light. The beam of light is soft and fuzzy • ERS – Stands for Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight; long skinny light; only light that can use gobos. The beam of light is hard (focused) or soft (fuzzy). Different brands different looks • Fresnel & PAR Other Lighting Equipment • Light Tree – portable place to hang lights • Electric – batons over the stage wired to hang lights on • Catwalk – over the house to hang light, give front lighting • Dimmer Box – portable dimmer source • Lightboard – controls the lights • Shutters – adjusts the ray of light • Lamp – the light bulb for the lighting instrument • Safety Chain/Cable – a cable that connects the light to something stable to keep it from falling Gels and Gobos • Gels - colored, translucent plastic. A color filter in a color frame that is put it in front of an instrument to change the light color. • Gobo – a thin metal template inserted into an ERS to create a shadow pattern of light. • Gobo Frame – a frame that holds the gobo • Gel Frame – a frame that holds the gel Lighting Plot • A sort of “floor plan” of where the lighting instruments go in the theatre • Includes lighting trees, catwalks, and electrics. • Shows where to hang the lights and where each light is “focused” to (areas) Areas • Areas – spots on the stage where lights are focused to. Over lapping circles of light. • Lights are “focused” into areas to make it easy to light one part of the stage at a time. Cues • Cues – Tells when there is a change. A lighting cue is marked where the lighting changes. • Cues are marked in the script • During the shows, when the line/ action happens, the cue happens Cue Sheet • Cue Sheet – A list of all the cues, when they happen and what they are • Helpful because you don’t have to flip through the script to find the cue. • Easy to see and read Instrument Schedule • Instrument Schedule – All the information about each instrument. • Information • Areas • Gel Color • Dimmer • Special Notes Other Lighting People • Master Electrician • Lightboard Operator (aka Lightboard Op) Master Electrician • Master Electrician – the person responsible for ensuring the lighting instruments are hung, focused, patched, and run according to written and verbal instructions from the lighting designer. • Most often called the ME Lightboard Operator • Lightboard Op – the person responsible for running the lightboard during rehearsals and the show. • Follows cues and directions from the Director, Lighting Designer, Master Electrician, and the Stage Manager 4 Functions of LIghting • 1. Visibility • 2. Focus • 3. Mood • 4. Modeling/shaping Programming Cue • Turn on board • Go to Cue # you want • Clear or release lights • Pull up lights you want • RECORD, CUE ___, ENTER • Pull down lights • Repeat .